003_Dubai Metro Life

 24 June 2021
Thursday

At DMCC Metro Station when I got my seat as the train still jampacked with commuters.

"Wait for me at the next station"

Quickly, I grab my sketch notebook and started sketching the people in front of me, then suddenly the guy beside me stood up and run to the door...then a loud sound of..."blaaaaaggg" and "ding-ding". Yes, the door was already closed and somebody missed again the station and the poor guy waving to his wife taking his mobile into his pocket and shouted " yes, just wait for me at the next station.

002_Dubai Metro Life

23 June 2021
Wednesday

After my 9.5 hrs of work under the heat of middle east summer, now I am heading home, riding the Dubai train.

Since my workplace is at the last & first metro station. I can select a comfortable seat with a nice viewing window.
But not all seats can be sitted...there is an alternate seating arrangement, of course, a 2 mts. social distancing and the mask are mandatory.

But wait, the man in front of me was sitting in a non-seating area even there is a big sign of  "Please Don't Sit" but seems that he doesn't care at all.

"So What, I'm tired!" he silently utter, when someone staring at him.

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001_Dubai Metro Life

 

23 June 2021
Wednesday

My daughter's car was sent for service and it will be finished by today afternoon, so I don't have any choice but to take Dubai Metro going to my workplace which is in Dubai Expo 2020.

From my place, the train will be passing 10 metro stations before reaching expo 2020.
Instead of sleeping or eating (which is prohibited in the Dubai train), I will do my quick sketching to capture the life inside the metro train.

I am using my small sketch notebook, a brush black pen, small watercolor, quick & discreet eyes, and laser-like hearing to capture all the drama inside the train.

The above sketch was titled "Pucha! lumagpas ako" in English " F**k! I missed my station".

The man in front of me was sleeping and he suddenly looks over the window and grabs his mobile phone and I heard his conversation with his colleague..." I will be late, f**k  I missed Jebel Ali metro station".